Newbie in town! The homemade Italian pasta makes me coming back next week…read more I was very desperately searching for our Saturday dinner place for three girls in the afternoon. And you know most you hear is 'we are fully booked tonight'. OF COURSE. I accidentally saw some reviews about this bar and featured in their Dim Sum style Venetian dishes. I was not impressed by the seafood in Venice and look forward to this Hong Kong version. No website, just facebook with a easy to order menu. Tick tick tick. Fried scarmoza, Chargrilled octopus potato salad, 72 hour spare rib...totally intrigued. Quietly seated in Kau U Fong. Thanks to them I can avoid Soho for a weekend night. Bar seating and dark chic deco. They highlight their whisky list, but for dinner I sticked to wine. We started with Fried Scarmoza (Italian milk cheese, similar to Mozzarella). It brought me back to rice cake somehow, haha. Then classic meatballs. I broke my rules for beef and finished two of them. And we finished first drinks and looking out for the rib. 72 hour Spare Rib. The long waited piece arrived while sizzling. The little fat in between is perfect for the texture. And the Strozzapretti Pasta with homemade Sausage marked my night. I had a few best pasta in NYC. This one is the closest I found in HK. The rosemary, thyme balanced the tomato base and defines homemade. It is a must-try. The pasta is made without eggs. See how you like that.

Wow what a great deal! Good bang for the buck in this cute little Japanese restaurant tucked in an…read moreunassuming street, almost alley, in Tsui Sha Tsui. Last call is 2:30 and we got there around 2pm on a Sunday. We had wait a little for the bar to clear up. It's a very small restaurant with only maybe capacity for 20 people or so. We ordered a sashimi lunch set and a tempura set and man it was such a great deal! My sashimi set includes almost 10 pieces of assorted fish like yellowtail, maguro, salmon, imitation crab (don't care), but hey they put amaebi and toro on my plate too and that was quite a nice surprise! Not only the sashimi was plentiful and amazing, my set also came with the steamed egg, miso soup and some pickled vegetables! The tempura was pretty good too and I liked the fried fish, very flavorful and tender! The sashimi set cost around $220 and the tempura a little less than $200. The prices are reasonable for the portions and the quality! Very great deal! Just come here earlier and be prepared to wait.

Boyfriend and I wanted to have a more pricey dinner so we are on vacation…read more This is a really cute, small restaurant. They closed at 10:30pm and we showed up at about 8:30pm. One of the waitress approached us and apologized that they were busy and no seats available. She walked around and came back to tell us that there should be seating at 9pm, and so we told her, "no problem, we will be back then." We walked around the block and went to the mall to kill time. When we got back about 8:50pm, we waited another 15 minutes, which was fine. We could tell it was busy and every seat in the place was taken (they had group celebrating a birthday-- they offer birthday cake!) By the time we were seated, half the place was getting up to leave. Every staff member starts their sentence with "I am sorry.." which they have nothing to be sorry for!-- but just could be their way of being polite. The waitress who took our order was an older lady. She's the one who approached us when we first arrived, who seated us, and took our order. Her English was pretty good, with a very thick accent (of course) but you can understand her. If you couldn't she will repeat herself or try to say it in a different way. She offered many great selections!-- including which needs to be dipped into their special soy sauce and regular soy sauce. We had sashimi of: baby tuna, tuna, salmon, sea urchin, yellowtail.. and a few others I can't remember. And one tuna roll. Their wasabi is delicious! Everything is fantastic! They offer coke, sprite, and orange juice, along with different types of alcohol. The staff is always busy, literally hurrying along. They come over and wipe down the soy sauce drops that are on the table. They switch out your plates once they start to look a little too used, and always makes sure your drinking glass is full. One of the best services I've ever had! I did have to ask for the check, but maybe they do that so you can enjoy your stay and not feel like you need to leave. Our bill was just a little under $250 USD, but that was expected with all the sushi we had, and just what we were looking for. We highly recommend this place!

My mom brother sister and I went here for dinner last night. The 4 of us had 44 plates. I was glad…read morethat there was cooked scallop with garlic that was the majority of my meal I also had some roe fish eggs and imitation crab meat with mayo and shrimp sushis. My family ate a lot of fish and tried new things. It was decent and about 600 Hong Kong dollars for the 4 of us to dine. I liked the hot water at the table too.

Mong kok centre has sushi express! Its logo is visible across Langham Place. It is next to Cafe de…read morecarol and another taiwanese restaurant in the basement of the building. The sushi plates here are all HKD8 plus 10%. There are sushi, salads, appetizers, desserts and drinks. It is quite a bargain. This brand originates from Taiwan. It has takeaway stores in some mtr stations across Hong Kong. This is a revolving s sushi bar so everything is self service. Freebies include of course wasabi and soy sauce, green tea and preserved ginger. There tofu curd with corn/ seaweed salad is sweet and yum. The mackeal apendizer is tasty. The salmon roe sushi is not at its freshest. Another plate of crayfish salad like sushi is bit too strong in the seasoning, making it bit too salty. The drinks like coca cola and jelly drinks were from Taiwan. There were way too much salmon sashimi and sushi on the revoling belt. At last, only a handful of plates are eaten by each of us. Looking around, other customers are more ferocious. The sitting time is limited to 40 minutes. The quene was quite quick but when we left, it was long.

Sen-ryo is a chain of sushi restaurants in Hong Kong. It's my go to restaurant for a fast delicious…read morehot of sushi. This one is in the Miramar Shopping Centre and doesn't have the Sushi conveyor belt feature that many of the others have. Still the selection and price is reasonable and the Sushi is good quality.

Service: Very quick, friendly, and accommodating- especially since we're English speakers…read more Ambiance: Quiet and casual; we were seated at a booth. It wasn't too busy or crowded. Food: The sushi is really good and fresh. Prices are decent and affordable. We ordered the sushi set which provided a taste of everything- we liked every piece. This restaurant is located inside of the mall, sort of a maze to navigate to primarily because it was in a mall that we had no means of shopping in. We dined here twice, my boyfriend really likes this place and has dined here many times with his family whenever he visited HK in the past. We will return again whenever we're back in HK.

Food: Been here a few times before and the sashimi is good! Generally, I would get the sashimi…read morechirashi (sashimi over rice) or the sashimi with shrimp chirashi. The sets comes with egg, miso soup (for $10 can change to clam soup), side salad of vermicelli and pickled veggies, pickled veggies. Service: Quick, efficient service. Price: Sets are in the $100+ range depending on what you order. Quite worth it. Tip: There are lines, even though they are quick, so plan ahead to grab a number when the first person in your party gets there.

This restaurant has a really delicious salmon, salmon roe and sea urchin (Uni) rice bowl set. The…read moresalmon was so fresh and melted in my mouth. It is a small place seating just 24 people. Service from the wait staff was good and they were nice and friendly. Highly recommended.

Omakase here we go!!! (It's like a surprise goodie bag - but of yummy tastings)…read more This seemed to be the best option for trying a variety of sushi, especially if you are wanting a variety bite of everything. The place settings and dishes were cute in itself: from the embroidered linen napkin to the detailed cut and designed dish to the pointed chop sticks resting on a smooth rounded stone. Each edible piece was presented beautifully with artistic color and placement on each dish. Appetizers: I'm not even sure what everything was exactly, but the first one had a cute reminder of an Autumn leaf stolen from an East Coast tree, which seemed to be nestled underneath a roasted sweet yam-like thing. The green leaf covered a small piece of salted fish. And then a bite size of green beans and kidney beans were gone just like that. (totally guessing at these...sorry I wish I knew what they were exactly). Sashimi: 3 white fish came out first. The next 3 were tuna, chotoro, and otoro (the best and fattiest melt-in-your-mouth). The final 4 included fish eggs and uni - amazing! Next was the seaweed bowl for the cleanse. A cute wooden dish caught my attention - which had a super fluffy whipped meringue-like egg whites over a white fish. This had a very light and airy texture complimentary to a delicate moist white fish. After came a bowl of shrimp baked rice covered with ikura and miso soup. Lastly - a scoop of chestnut ice cream completed this fulfilling meal. It may seem like each dish is quite small, but collectively I got really full. The meal itself was a bit pricey. I believe it came out to about $100 per person. But all in all, I loved the experience here with good friends and good eats.

a very satisfying meal in terms of food quality. we ordered 2 omakase set n 2 more dishes to share…read moreamong the 3 of us. the appetiser consists of shimps, egg n preserved fish. then we had the 10 assorted sushi, of which I like the toro n sea urchin most. we were presented 3 types of toro. one fattier than the other, n I personally favour the oilest one for obvious reasons lol. then we were served the mini rice, I'm happily surprised by the use of sakura shrimps, goes extremely well with the abundant salmon roe. instead of the typical white pearl rice used in most Jap places, they use a yellowish kinda rice n normally I would reach out n ask but sorry the staff here are u touchable.. more like they will shout at u if u ask questions lol so yea I'd like to warn whoever is tempting to go bc u hv heard good things about their food. they do good quality sushi n sashimi yes but if ur not ready to be told off for asking a cup of hot tea then don't bother with this place. I hv never ever in my life experienced such bad service. n I hv high tolerance with these sorta things, really. the meal was 700hkd per person n the service was so bad that I had to make a paragraph out of it lol

We came over the weekend for dinner. There were lots of people waiting. But since it was just the…read moretwo of us, we were seated fairly quickly (under 10 minutes). As soon as you sit down, that's when your 90 minutes start. We got the Shrimp Tomato Soup Base for our pot. Honestly, it didn't taste too shrimp-y. Nonetheless the soup was flavorful. You start off with a few trays of meat and once you're done, you can order more. You are given a medium size bowl (one for each in your party) and you self serve additional items you want to add to you pot. They have a spread of various items, from fish balls to vegetables to noodles. There is even a section where you can make your own condiments. Aside from the main meal, there is unlimited drinks and dessert. Not only do they have soft drinks, you can also get juice and booze. There is also ice cream and a toppings bar. When your 90 minutes is coming to an end, the waiter will drop the check at your table. And yes they accept credit card.

Nabe One is probably one of the best places in TST to get affordable, delicious Japanese Shabu…read moreShabu. We were afraid that without booking a reservation, the queue would take forever until it was time for us (like dim sum). However, we were wrong. Because of the sub-strict 90 minutes "all-you-can-eat" limit, the wait wasn't too bad. While waiting, we were given the menu to select the soup bases and slice of beef. My friend and I went with the miso and scallop soup bases, which were excellent choices that fulfilled the definition of a balanced meal! For the beef, we ordered the American lean beef since we were craving for a taste of home. Our number is called and we head upstairs to our seats. Immediately, we were greeted by our server and had the hot pot placed on the hot surface. We then went out to the aisle and filled our plates with all the meatballs, veggies, and meats that we could find. The main sauce is a soy-sauce based that can be customized with chilli oil or paste. There was also delicious fruit juices and even beer in the fridge for all to take. The key to this type of a-y-e dining is to pace yourself and not be in a hurry. 90 minutes is actually a long time, so continue to eat at a constant pace and avoid getting full easily with the tasty juices. After you are finished, please visit the frozen yogurt and spend at least 15 minutes. The offerings of mango, vanilla, and strawberry yogurts is amazing. It sounds plain, but when you add boba, mango slices, and raisins, it truly hits the spot! Overall, I am pleased by my experience at Nabe One and it is the best dining experience that I have had in TST.

I seriously stumbled upon this place because it was raining and I had no umbrella! What also caught…read moremy eye was that they had a set up of real display food. I mean how good can the side restaurants be on the sides of ladies market. I looked at the menu outside and couldn't believe how cheap this sushi place was. I mean for $38 you get two pieces of sushi and for two pieces of tuna is $13? They even had lunch combos at a fair price. I mean what can I lose? So I went in and thank god there was people eating here. They have a pretty extensive menu ranging from sushi to ramen. I just stuck with the sushi of course. I only ordered the salmon, yellowtail, red snapper, and tuna. My favorite was the salmon and yellowtail! Both weren't fishy and tasty! The red snapper had a funky texture that I couldn't make out. The tuna was fishy and felt like it wasn't fresh at all. My total only came out to $55 hkd! So I'm not complaining at all for average sushi.

I think I know what you are thinking - 4 stars for a restaurant behind one of the market stalls in…read moreMong Kok? Surely the food can't be hat good. Well you are correct, it's not the most amazing food I've eaten, but nor is it the worst. It lies a little above average. The rating comes from the value for food. Less that $40 for a set lunch with a ice lemon tea is not as common is it once was, in fact I don't know of any other Japanese restaurants that does that. I've been more times than I can count and every time at lunch. No matter how busy it is and it gets busy, there always seems to be a pair of chairs available. As is my norm once I find a decent dish on the menu its difficult for me to stray from it. The choice for me here is roasted chicken fillet, udon, and two little salmon sushis. I normally go with my girlfriend who orders the salmon sushi roll set and we share. By sharing I mean I take the food she can't finish/too slow to finish. As one would expect the service has room for improvement, the food arrives at all different times, sushi first, an udon bowl a minute later, it's a lucky draw. The food is good, I've never gotten food poisoning (touch wood), and my hunger has been sated. For $38 what more can I ask for. There are times I order the chicken and rice, and that's only $33! Over the year that I lived in Yau Mai Tei Nanamoto became my go-to restaurant. I mean, I could buy the groceries, spend time and wasted effort trying to make something edible... or sit in relative peace and have the food delivered in front of my nose, for only $10 more expensive. This explains why I'll never make it as a chef!